When You're Strange
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55 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: Narrated by Johnny Depp, award-winning writer-director Tom DiCillo’s riveting film uncovers historic, previously unseen footage of The Doors and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of their music and legacy. “When You’re Strange” is the first feature documentary to tell their l their story. (Rhino Records)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    When You're Strange, a documentary history of the Doors directed by Tom DiCillo, is for people like me who can stumble onto the scrappiest Doors video on VH1 at 3 a.m. and sit there, mesmerized.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    Unhappy with what Oliver Stone did to Jim Morrison and the Doors in his 1991 biopic? Here’s the doc for you.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    A must for Doors fans as the film attempts to disentangle the facts from the myths surrounding the legendary band.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    30
    Muddled, pretentious assemblage of film clips of the band shot between 1966 and 1971.

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  1. jiml
    9
    Great use of the rarest, but marvelously restored film of Morrison and the Doors. The film goes far in showing genuine life and times without any new film shot whatsoever. No interviews but actual content from a great variety of sources. 100 minutes of a very original documentary chronicling a very unique talent and phenomenon.… Expand
  2. Daphne
    8
    An excellent reflection of Morrison and the Doors. Johnny Depp's excellent narration makes you listen to every word as we roll through this entertaining documentary.… Expand
  3. Bairdo
    6
    I'll tell you what's strange... Finding an actor who looks exactly like Jim Morrison and making him do all kinds of weird crap that's worthy of the cheesiest Unsolved Mysteries dramatizations. Other than that I enjoyed it.… Expand

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